January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as the day of New Year. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
January symbols: The birthstone of January is the garnet which represents constancy. Its birth flower is the cottage pink Dianthus caryophyllus or galanthus. In Finnish, the month of tammikuu means the heart of the winter and because the name literally means Oak moon. The zodiac signs for the month of January are Capricorn (until January 19) and Aquarius (January 20 onwards). The traditional English birth month flower is the Carnation.
Historical Events for January, 1974
Day of Week 2nd » President of the United States known as United States President Richard Nixon signs a National Maximum Speed Law Enactment e.g bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
Day of Week 4th » United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate scandal e.g Watergate Committee.
Day of Week 5th » An earthquake in Lima, Peru, kills six people, and damages hundreds of houses.
5th » Warmest reliably measured temperature in Antarctica of +59 °F (+15 °C) recorded at Vanda Station
Day of Week 6th » In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.
Day of Week 13th » Archbishop Seraphim of Athens called Seraphim is elected List of archbishops of Athens called Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.
Day of Week 15th » Dennis Rader aka the BTK Killer kills his first victims by binding, torturing and murdering Joseph, Joseph II, Josephine and Julie Otero in their house.
Day of Week 27th » The Brisbane River breaches its banks causing 1974 Brisbane flood e.g the largest flood to affect the city of Brisbane in the 20th century.